Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Vol State Cookeville EMT instructor, Greta Parsley Stone,
has received the State of Tennessee American Legion Emergency Medical
Technician (EMT) award of the year 2017-2018. The Canon Courier has the
details. Congrats to Greta!

The Tennessee Board of Regents approved a 2.7 percent hike in tuition for the coming year and money for a new Vol State campus in Mt. Juliet. A Clarksville website has the TBR news release.

The Tennessean ran our news release about a new transfer agreement with Welch College.

Monday, June 25, 2018

Dr. Phillip Hearn graduated last December from
Union University with a Doctor of Education in Higher Education/ Education
Leadership. The title of his dissertation was "Examining the Difference in
Student Achievement Between Face-to-Face and Online Computer Classes."

‘My research included a population of over
5000 students who took INFS 1010 Computer Applications class at Vol State
between 2012 and 2016,” Hearn said. “The results of this research showed that
there was no statistically significant difference in the Gail Score (Pretest vs
Posttest) for Face-to-Face and Online for the sample population as a
whole, nor for Male vs. Female, or Traditional vs. Non-traditional
students. As there is much ongoing debate today about the superiority of
these competitive formats, this research speaks favorably for equivalency
of student achievement and effectiveness of faculty delivery in this
course for both presentation methods.”

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Many people at Vol State enjoy taking part in runs and races around Middle Tennessee. Sumner County Middle College High School co-principal, Brad Schreiner, recently took that to a whole new level. She traveled to China to participate in a marathon on the Great Wall.

“This was definitely a ‘bucket list’ race as far as marathons
are concerned. What made it challenging (it is listed as the fifth hardest
marathon in the world) is the number of steps. This 26.2 mile course has
5,164 steps. You run two miles uphill to get to wall, then run about half of
those steps. The middle portion of the race took us through three rural Chinese
villages. Children brought us flowers as we ran along their farms and gardens.
Near the end of the race, we got back on the wall for another 2500 steps and
finished in Yin & Yang stadium in Huanguaguan, which is about an hour
outside of Beijing. After the marathon, my husband and I spent two weeks
touring other cities in China, including Xi’an, where the terracotta
warriors are on exhibit. We ended our trip in Hong Kong.”

Monday, June 18, 2018

The Vol State tennis courts have undergone a make-over.
They’re resurfaced and ready for action. There are even new nets. Trees
overhanging the courts had made upkeep tough. Those were removed last year, allowing for
the renovation work to remain fresh. Athletic director Bobby Hudson says there
is plenty of interest in tennis at Vol State and in the community.

“Now we’ll be able to offer more tennis classes in the PE
department,” Hudson said. “I always have high schools that want to use it, but
it’s been in such bad shape. We’ll be working with the community on events
now.”

Student Engagement is considering offering tennis
intramurals for students. Hudson adds that if faculty and staff are up for it
he could organize league play. Interested people should email bobby.hudson@volstate.edu

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

James Brown has been
promoted to the position of dean of the Social Science and Education Division
at Vol State. For the last ten years he had been an
assistant professor of Criminal Justice here. Brown retired from the Los
Angeles Police Department in 2006 after thirty-three years as an officer and
detective. He spent much of that time as an investigator in the Juvenile
Division, retiring as Officer-In-Charge of the Internet Crimes Against Children
Unit and the Sexually Exploited Child Unit. Brown said he plans to start his new position by listening.

“I’m going to get input
from the faculty about where they would like the Division to go,” Brown said. “There
are many different programs in the Division and that means many challenges and
many ideas.”

Brown earned an A.A.
degree in Police Science from Pasadena City College in 1971, and a B.S. Degree
in Police Science from California State University, Los Angeles in 1972. In
1988 he graduated from the Delinquency Control Institute at the University of
Southern California. He earned a M.A. in Negotiation and Conflict Management
from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and a J.D. from the Ventura
College of Law in 2001.

Alicia Gillespie of Gallatin is returning to Vol State to take on the role of director of Accounting. Gillespie was most
recently assistant director of Financial Accounting and Budgets for the
Tennessee Board of Regents in Nashville. She worked at Vol State previously as
an account clerk and College Bursar. She is also a Vol State alumnus,
graduating in 2000 with an Associate of Science Degree in Business and
Accounting. Gillespie earned a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in
Accounting from Middle Tennessee State University in 2002, and a Master of
Business Administration Degree from Tennessee Tech University in 2005.

Monday, June 11, 2018

Golfers can tee-up to support athletics at Vol State on Monday, August 6.
Individuals and teams can compete for prizes and bragging rights at the twelfth
annual Business Credit Reports Athletic Association Golf Classic, benefiting
the Volunteer State Athletic Association. Registration is open now. Highlights
of the event are the Volunteer State Bank Paul Warren Memorial Corporate Cup
Challenge and the Business Credit Reports Four Man Scramble. The tournament
will be held at Fairvue Plantation in Gallatin. Registration and warm-up begin
at 10:30 a.m., followed by a light lunch and a noon shotgun start.

The Golf Classic raises money for athletic equipment and support.
Businesses and individuals are encouraged to enter teams for the event. The
cost for individuals is $150 and $600 per team. There will be prizes for men
and women’s par 3, long drive and closest to the pin. All tickets this year
will include a putting contest, mulligan, chipping contest and other fun
events. The event will culminate that evening with an awards dinner.

A full range of sponsorship opportunities for the tournament are available.
To register a team or for more information, call the Volunteer State College
Foundation at 615-230-3526 or email Alison.muncy@volstate.edu

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